Memory and Narrative

Studies in Memory and Narrative is an interdisciplinary, cross-cultural series which interrogates personal and collective representations of the past. Volumes in the series analyze oral culture　and personal narratives/life stories　for the distinct perspective　they provide on the historical experience of gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, religion, working life, colonialism, political allegiances,　mass political violence,　and nationalism.　　These works　investigate the role　played by　monuments, museums, art galleries,　international criminal tribunals,　motion pictures, television, radio, and electronic technologies in disseminating versions of the past that supplement but often contradict　personal　accounts, whether written or oral. By contrasting the functions of the varied forms of　remembrance　and their intersections to create regimes of memory, the series promotes a fuller understanding of how remembering and forgetting, patterns of narrative communication, and social practice come together to structure personal and collective identity within overlapping, often competing versions of the past.